| 8/30/2012 | Minnesota | 30 | at | UNLV (2-11) | 27 | 3OT | at MW | |
| 9/8/2012 | New Hampshire (8-4) | 7 | at | Minnesota | 44 | CAAF (1AA) | ||
| 9/15/2012 | Western Michigan (4-8) | 23 | at | Minnesota | 28 | MAC | ||
| 9/22/2012 | Syracuse (8-5) | 10 | at | Minnesota | 17 | BigE | ||
| 9/29/2012 | Minnesota | 13 | at | Iowa (4-8,2-6) | 31 | |||
| 10/13/2012 | Northwestern (10-3,5-3) | 21 | at | Minnesota | 13 | 2OT | ||
| 10/20/2012 | Minnesota | 13 | at | Wisconsin (8-6,5-4) | 38 | |||
| 10/27/2012 | Purdue (6-7,3-5) | 28 | at | Minnesota | 44 | |||
| 11/3/2012 | Michigan (8-5,6-2) | 35 | at | Minnesota | 13 | |||
| 11/10/2012 | Minnesota | 17 | at | Illinois (2-10,0-8) | 3 | |||
| 11/17/2012 | Minnesota | 14 | at | Nebraska (10-4,7-2) | 38 | |||
| 11/24/2012 | Michigan State (7-6,3-5) | 26 | at | Minnesota | 10 | |||
| 12/28/2012 | Minnesota | 31 | vs | Texas Tech (8-5) | 34 | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | vs B12 |
| vs Minnesota | vs Other Opponents | Minnesota compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 7-6 | 78-76 | |
| Points Scored: | 24.69 | 28.37 | 3.68 |
| Points Allowed: | 22.08 | 26.45 | -4.37 |
| Margin: | 2.61 | 1.92 | -0.69 |
| Total Points: | 46.77 | 54.82 | -8.05 |